martyr

make a martyr of (one)

To make one on the opposing side of an issue suffer for their position, only for that suffering to cause other people to sympathize with the victim, thus strengthening their cause. The British government's biggest mistake in dealing with the Irish revolutionaries was to execute the leaders of the 1916 uprising. By making martyrs of them, the government unified the Irish people in a position of revolt.

make a martyr of (oneself)

To go out of one's way to do difficult or unpleasant things, especially to engender pity or sympathy in others. My mother always made a martyr of herself at Christmas time, slaving away in the kitchen and then complaining about how tired she was.

Singh's clarification comes a day after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) submitted a report to the Central Information Commission (CIC) seeking the meaning and definition of the word martyr (Shaheed) according to the law and constitution.

The State also decided to grant the beneficiaries among the martyrs and wounded of the revolution a lifetime monthly pension for those who have not received compensation, for compensation of moral and physical harm as a global capital and in light of the judgments of the courts.

The martyr, based at Al Maamura area in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, had earlier asked his elder brother Saleh to take care of his four girls Mariam, Aziza, Mira and Asma and bring them well when heading to the war.

The minister said the Emirati diplomacy also defends the country alongside guns, and noted that two of the martyrs, the late Saif Ghobash and Khalifa Al Mubarak, worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and were killed by treacherous hands.

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